So Do not ask me why, but I was watching HGTV last night and a show called House Hunters came on. It featured a man searching for the perfect condo in Boston. Apparaently he had been searching for 2 years because he did not have a huge income and prices on Boston condos are not too friendly. This show focused on showing him 3 units ranging from $409,000 to $527,000 all of which were under 1000 square feet. One had a country feel, one was a brand new condo conversion, and one looked as if it was gutted and needed about $100,000 of work to finish it. The previous owner just stopped working on it and put it on the market. It was interesting to see this guy go through the condos and see what he did not like. He refused to buy one of them because the toilet was too low to the ground or one closet was not big enough. He seems to like the new one the best but with the highest price tag it was out of his range. Since when did we have to spend half a million dollars to buy 700 square feet in Boston. I guess times have really changed. So anyway, this guy ended up buying the chepaest one that needed the most work at $409,000. The funniest part is that they fast forward 3 months and the place looks amazing and looks as if he spent over $100,000 on it. He talks about the choices he made and how he did it all himself. It is obvious that HGTZ helped out. He said he only spent $25,000 to $30,000 on fixing it up, but it sure seemed like a lot more to me. Here is some more info on the show. I plan to check it out more often. They have a Chicago week coming up and we represent a lot of Chicago condos so I will for sure check that out.
"House Hunters takes viewers behind the scenes as individuals, couples and families learn what to look for and decide whether or not a home is meant for them. Focusing on the emotional experience of finding and purchasing a new home, each episode shows the process as buyers search for a home."-source hgtv.com
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